Stateside's interview with Calvin Evans, a violence intervention specialist with D-LIVE based out of Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai Grace Hospital in northwest Detroit.

Crime is down in Detroit, but the homicide rate in the city is still high. For all the talk about Chicago's murder rate, Detroit's per capita rate is higher.

One of the newest efforts to deal with the violence is an intervention initiative called D-LIVE, which stands for "Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday." The program treats violent crime as a health care issue and goes into the hospital to talk to gunshot victims.

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